Percent with Less than a High School Diploma by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2013
 
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American
Other Race or Two or More Races
All
State
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Alabama
13.1%
14.9%
38.0%
41.6%
18.8%
21.8%
13.3%
7.8%
18.0%
21.3%
12.5%
13.7%
15.2%
17.3%
Alaska
3.8%
4.4%
8.1%
10.3%
20.1%
9.9%
25.0%
18.5%
18.6%
19.4%
8.4%
11.9%
8.1%
7.7%
Arizona
5.9%
6.8%
34.6%
35.7%
9.8%
11.7%
14.2%
11.6%
23.7%
24.8%
9.1%
8.1%
13.8%
14.7%
Arkansas
12.5%
13.5%
43.6%
49.9%
19.3%
19.7%
15.5%
14.2%
10.2%
23.5%
13.0%
13.2%
14.9%
16.3%
California
5.8%
6.0%
39.6%
41.5%
11.0%
12.0%
15.7%
11.9%
16.0%
17.1%
9.0%
9.0%
18.3%
18.8%
Colorado
4.1%
4.8%
29.7%
33.9%
11.1%
12.1%
15.6%
12.3%
11.5%
16.1%
5.4%
8.1%
8.9%
10.4%
Connecticut
6.5%
7.2%
28.6%
33.2%
14.1%
15.1%
13.0%
9.1%
5.1%
26.9%
12.4%
11.3%
9.9%
11.0%
Delaware
8.7%
10.2%
31.4%
37.1%
14.4%
14.5%
11.8%
8.8%
19.9%
12.7%
9.0%
13.1%
11.3%
13.0%
District of Columbia
0.5%
0.4%
29.9%
27.8%
15.6%
19.0%
7.0%
12.7%
3.3%
4.5%
3.2%
6.5%
10.8%
11.7%
Florida
8.1%
9.3%
22.3%
25.7%
18.2%
21.6%
15.7%
11.8%
17.3%
16.4%
12.2%
12.2%
12.8%
14.5%
Georgia
10.9%
12.0%
40.4%
45.0%
14.4%
17.6%
16.3%
10.3%
9.8%
10.2%
11.4%
10.5%
14.0%
16.1%
Hawaii
3.1%
3.5%
10.6%
13.8%
1.6%
1.1%
13.8%
11.8%
32.5%
4.7%
7.5%
9.3%
10.0%
9.0%
Idaho
7.1%
7.6%
39.3%
46.6%
10.3%
11.6%
17.5%
12.7%
15.1%
16.6%
14.1%
14.7%
10.0%
11.4%
Illinois
6.8%
7.2%
37.1%
39.5%
14.2%
17.7%
11.6%
7.5%
7.9%
12.8%
8.3%
8.7%
11.8%
13.0%
Indiana
10.5%
11.4%
36.7%
38.0%
14.2%
18.0%
14.7%
11.2%
21.8%
21.2%
11.1%
14.7%
12.0%
13.3%
Iowa
6.3%
7.4%
40.5%
40.2%
18.3%
14.0%
14.8%
14.6%
21.8%
13.7%
8.1%
11.7%
7.9%
9.0%
Kansas
6.2%
7.3%
39.2%
42.1%
11.0%
13.4%
17.9%
15.9%
9.0%
6.6%
7.8%
11.3%
9.2%
10.9%
Kentucky
15.0%
17.4%
29.1%
35.4%
15.7%
15.9%
16.8%
15.6%
13.0%
19.9%
12.4%
16.0%
15.4%
17.7%
Louisiana
11.8%
14.2%
25.2%
30.1%
20.6%
27.9%
24.4%
22.9%
29.3%
36.8%
14.8%
17.4%
15.2%
19.1%
Maine
6.7%
9.2%
8.4%
26.3%
34.2%
12.6%
32.3%
26.8%
15.0%
15.2%
7.6%
11.2%
7.2%
9.6%
Maryland
6.9%
7.7%
33.6%
38.8%
10.5%
13.0%
11.7%
9.3%
16.4%
15.3%
7.9%
8.4%
10.0%
11.7%
Massachusetts
6.8%
7.7%
30.3%
33.0%
17.9%
17.7%
17.2%
13.6%
17.4%
14.7%
15.6%
17.6%
10.0%
10.8%
Michigan
8.4%
9.6%
28.5%
30.5%
15.2%
18.3%
14.1%
9.0%
12.8%
16.0%
11.9%
12.9%
10.2%
11.4%
Minnesota
4.6%
6.0%
34.5%
38.1%
22.9%
17.0%
23.8%
14.5%
15.6%
21.5%
10.6%
15.8%
7.3%
8.3%
Mississippi
12.6%
15.5%
31.5%
43.7%
21.3%
27.3%
24.6%
22.3%
35.8%
27.0%
13.9%
19.0%
16.2%
20.2%
Missouri
10.2%
10.9%
29.7%
33.1%
15.6%
17.2%
15.0%
12.7%
18.3%
14.7%
11.9%
14.2%
11.4%
12.3%
Montana
5.9%
6.9%
14.8%
16.2%
6.7%
21.8%
7.3%
0.0%
17.2%
15.5%
6.2%
6.7%
6.7%
7.6%
Nebraska
5.0%
5.5%
48.3%
52.8%
14.8%
15.7%
20.0%
19.1%
16.5%
30.2%
6.6%
16.2%
8.6%
9.9%
Nevada
7.4%
7.5%
37.6%
39.2%
12.9%
13.8%
13.2%
11.0%
14.7%
12.8%
8.2%
10.0%
14.9%
15.3%
New Hampshire
6.4%
8.2%
17.0%
20.9%
18.4%
17.5%
19.9%
8.8%
26.1%
6.9%
8.9%
17.4%
7.1%
8.7%
New Jersey
7.2%
7.3%
27.3%
31.0%
13.7%
14.7%
9.8%
5.9%
13.2%
19.3%
13.3%
13.9%
11.5%
12.0%
New Mexico
5.9%
6.1%
25.7%
29.3%
10.3%
11.2%
13.7%
8.9%
20.4%
22.9%
4.3%
8.6%
15.4%
17.2%
New York
7.6%
8.2%
33.2%
35.2%
17.1%
18.5%
23.1%
20.8%
14.8%
22.0%
17.2%
18.2%
14.4%
15.1%
North Carolina
9.8%
12.1%
42.9%
48.5%
15.7%
20.2%
18.3%
13.9%
22.4%
29.1%
12.0%
16.8%
13.3%
16.5%
North Dakota
7.3%
8.6%
17.6%
21.3%
23.8%
12.3%
19.8%
3.7%
16.1%
15.1%
9.0%
2.5%
8.0%
9.0%
Ohio
9.5%
10.4%
23.9%
31.1%
15.8%
18.6%
14.3%
9.3%
13.0%
19.7%
12.3%
13.0%
10.7%
11.8%
Oklahoma
10.5%
11.0%
40.0%
45.0%
11.5%
14.2%
20.9%
16.7%
13.5%
16.3%
11.2%
13.0%
12.8%
14.3%
Oregon
6.3%
7.6%
38.4%
41.1%
13.3%
10.5%
16.7%
12.3%
15.8%
14.2%
9.1%
12.4%
9.5%
11.1%
Pennsylvania
8.9%
9.2%
30.5%
34.3%
14.9%
17.1%
19.7%
16.2%
10.0%
18.8%
12.4%
11.3%
10.8%
11.4%
Rhode Island
10.4%
11.6%
34.9%
37.5%
19.0%
19.2%
26.6%
24.0%
5.1%
22.9%
18.9%
21.8%
13.8%
15.2%
South Carolina
10.9%
12.1%
33.4%
40.4%
19.4%
23.4%
18.4%
15.3%
20.5%
29.8%
15.1%
19.4%
14.1%
16.3%
South Dakota
6.7%
7.9%
25.2%
32.7%
43.2%
23.0%
28.9%
21.2%
21.9%
21.0%
12.1%
15.8%
8.7%
9.7%
Tennessee
12.7%
14.2%
37.6%
41.0%
16.1%
19.3%
17.1%
12.3%
17.5%
23.2%
12.7%
16.6%
14.0%
16.1%
Texas
7.2%
7.3%
37.6%
40.1%
11.8%
14.0%
14.9%
10.4%
16.2%
13.5%
10.2%
8.7%
17.9%
19.1%
Utah
4.7%
5.4%
33.0%
34.8%
17.8%
12.4%
16.0%
11.3%
17.4%
22.1%
6.9%
9.9%
8.3%
9.2%
Vermont
6.2%
9.4%
9.8%
14.8%
24.8%
22.0%
25.7%
14.7%
6.7%
18.0%
2.9%
10.9%
6.5%
9.7%
Virginia
8.5%
9.7%
27.0%
30.6%
15.6%
18.7%
11.4%
6.9%
15.4%
15.7%
9.5%
10.4%
11.2%
12.7%
Washington
5.7%
6.4%
35.6%
40.7%
11.3%
11.2%
16.6%
11.7%
14.9%
18.2%
6.5%
9.0%
9.3%
10.2%
West Virginia
14.8%
17.2%
32.5%
19.5%
12.4%
14.1%
11.7%
4.9%
6.8%
12.3%
15.9%
13.4%
14.8%
17.0%
Wisconsin
6.4%
7.9%
30.2%
38.7%
21.0%
22.3%
18.6%
14.9%
14.1%
12.8%
8.2%
12.9%
8.5%
10.3%
Wyoming
6.0%
6.4%
17.8%
24.8%
0.0%
15.1%
10.3%
0.9%
7.4%
22.2%
6.4%
22.1%
6.9%
8.1%
United States
7.9%
8.8%
33.9%
36.8%
14.8%
17.6%
15.5%
11.9%
17.1%
19.5%
10.1%
11.4%
12.8%
14.1%
Note: Aged 25 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. State-level data are three-year (2011–2013) averages; national data are for 2013.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).